Recent content by Bacto

Progress Report from the Danish Dodge Its been a long time since i updated the post so here goes. Benn very busy with that car all winter, and now come summer i am busy earning a living by building a house. Got started on the major amount of rust repair. And since i dont have anyone helping...

I am haveing a had time finding out what size bushings go into the front and rear leafsprings on a stock M880 suspension. And the fact that its all not really matching up to the same size from side to side, isnt helping. And the conversion from Metric to imperial measurements is really...

So today i finaly got my frame of to the blaster, alot of surface rust, but overall the frame is good and sound. Also started on the rust repair on he cab, but that turned into a much bigger job than i had anticipated. The roof was completly gone over the passenger side a-post, where the roof...

What about push rods, lifters and valves, assuming they arent bent or cracked?

Latest update: Put the Chevy motor up for sale, so ill just have to wait and see. Kinda set my mind on a new 4barrel carb and a stroker setup, like the one 67_C-30 surggested Chrysler Stroker Kit 318 to 349 from RPM Machine How much of the old 318 motor could i reuse ? (within reason)

How did you solve steering linkage clearance with tires that huge, i put 33x12,5" tires on mine and i had a clearance problem when i did a sharp left turn.

About that turns out i made a slight error, the shipping fee is add before import tax and taxes are added, making it even more expensive to import an engine ! How much do you use your trucks a year, seems like some of you guys use them every day ? only use mine every once in a while, its great...

Did a bit of reading into the parttime 4WD, and seems to me that the only reason to do it would be gas mileage. If its about wear and tear, how big of a difference are we talking about i terms of longer parts life 10% or what ? How much does it affect gas mileage ? In order to not have the...

Yeah was about to ask if it wasnt posible to turn it into a stroker without to much hassle, the Chevy engine i have is a stroker in fact, but still a chevy =/ but that kits seems fairly straight forward. I might even have some money left over if i resell the Chevy engine, and rebuild the old...

Ill take one of each please =) On a small side note those cars are alot lighter than my 4500lbs truck but i get your point. Read alot of different opinions about swapping to a part time 4X4. From my one point of view i dont think ill be going 2WD since is very light in the back, and all the...

Wont boring the engine weaken the whole block ?

Yeah the old 318 runs no problems at all, its just a bit tired, and the transmission was rebuild 5000miles ago, so no problems there. From what i heard bringing life into a 318 is like kicking a dead horse, nothing much will come of it. Rebuilding the engine might be an option to consider...

Only talked to him briefly, but he did have a 340 and i got a rough estimate of around 8000$ turnkey, so i think that is the one im going with, but well see. Besides dont want all the hassle of ordering a engine from america, only to find something wrong with it, or missing stuff, and then...

So talked to "engine guy" today, and there is hope ! He had a few engine to choose from, but not really any 360 in my price range or indeed anything intended for a truck (pic. below Mopar 360 six pack setup) So are the other engine sizes that will bolt right in?

Try getting this insured as you first car ever =)